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ZIP code 97007, Washington County, Oregon

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 97007, in Washington County, Oregon, has 24 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 15 of them paid for a total of $128K.

That is 5.9% of the 408 claims recorded across Washington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $18K and the Oregon average of $24K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,044 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

24NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$128Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 97007WashingtonOregonUS
Claims since 1978244086,0952,680,429
Share of claims paid63%75%75%78%
Average paid claim$9K$18K$24K$43K
Share of county claims5.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties245388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 97007 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$514
1990s10$46,773
2000s7$66,637
2010s4$14,040
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201043$14,040$4,680
200932$23,804$11,902
200810$0—
200711$6,364$6,364
200521$36,468$36,468
199710$0—
199686$45,361$7,560
199411$1,412$1,412
198910$0—
198211$514$514
198010$0—

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Washington County

Washington County has 77 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 26; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 8 · Tornado: 6 · Flood: 26 · Wind: 4 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 97007?

24 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 97007?

$128K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 97007?

1996, with 8 claims and $45K paid.

What county is ZIP 97007 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Washington County, Oregon; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.